Big Weekend

Enjoy these Cincinnati things to do this weekend. Eat your way through the Cincinnati region without leaving downtown at the annual Memorial Day Weekend Taste of Cincinnati culinary event. Then head to Kings Island for a day full of amusement park fun.

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Taft Museum of Art

This National Historic Landmark is one of the finest examples of Early Federal architecture in the Palladian style anywhere in the country. View works by European old masters like Rembrandt, Jan Steen, and Frans Hals as well as 19th-century American paintings by James Whistler, Frank Duveneck, and the murals of Robert Duncanson.

Rates

FREE on Sundays

Adults $10 advance, $12 at door

Senior/Youth (6–17) $8 advance, $10 at door

Children 5 and under FREE

About

The Taft Museum of Art is one of the finest small art museums in America. A National Historic Landmark built in 1820, the Taft is home to an extensive art collection that includes European and American master paintings, Chinese porcelains, and European decorative arts. See major works by Rembrandt, Hals, Goya, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Turner, Ingres, Whistler, and Sargent, as well as the greatest Gothic ivory sculpture in America. In addition to the permanent collection, the museum features a new special exhibitions gallery, outdoor gardens, free on-site parking, a museum shop and serves lunch at the Lindner Family Cafe.

Be sure to explore TWISTED -- a free installation current on display on the front lawn of the museum. Brought to life by world-renowned sculptor Patrick Dougherty, TWISTED consists of six tons of willow tree saplings twisted into whimsical, whirling shapes. Visitors are able to touch and walk through the large-scale sculpture. The sculpture is open during regular museum hours.